East Tennessee State defeated Wyoming, 76-53, on Friday night in the opening game of the WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational at the Don Haskins Center

Wyoming made just 1 of 26 field goals in the first half and turned the ball over 12 times as it trailed East Tennessee State, 43-11, at the half.

Bo Hodges and Patrick Good each scored nine points to lead East Tennessee State, which made 18 of 34 from the field. Good scored all nine of his points from 3-point range.

Wyoming tried to make it a game in the second half and got as close as 59-48 but the Bucs regained control to close out the game. Jeromy Rodriguez scored 12 points for the Bucs, Good scored 12 points for the Bucs and Hodges scored 11. Rodriguez added a game-high 14 rebounds.

Hunter Thompson led Wyoming with 25 points, all in the second half. He made seven 3-pointers in the game. At one point he made seven straight from beyond the arc.

The Bucs will play the winner of UTEP and Norfolk State on Saturday.

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